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Report on the Agriculture Experiment Stations of the University of California (PH 4-16)(1890) (211 pages)
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Page: of 211
88 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
Vineyard.
In planting the vineyard at this station, we have aimed to take ace
tage of the contour of the ground, by placing varieties demanding a grea i
’ heat on the warmest slopes, and those better adapted to a cooler climate
on northeast slopes. Thus, for instance, Riesling and Bordeaux vane
have been planted on land with a northeasterly aspect, while sherry an
port varieties have been planted where they would receive the full benefit
of the sun. This, together with the duplication on different soils, has
caused the vineyard to be a little scattered. A number of varieties of
wild vines, interesting as resistant stocks, have been rooted in nursery,
and will be planted in vineyard this season. Of eighty-six varieties
planted, forty were rooted vines. Of seven of these varieties all vines grew,
while the remainder show a failure in the following proportion: Of eleven
varieties, less than 3 per cent; sixteen varieties, less than 10 per cent; six
varieties, less than 20 per cent. :
The other forty-six varieties were planted with cuttings, the loss of which
varies from 20 to 70 per cent, the average being about 50 per cent. It
should be noted that these vines were practically unirrigated, the water
for this purpose not being available before the middle of July. None of
the vines have grown very much, but have merely established themselves.
Small Fruits.
Irrigation having been impossible early in the season, this class of fruits,
very difficult to raise without water, suffered. The raspberries were worst
affected. Blackberries and strawberries were lost in large numbers,
while gooseberries, and especially currants, did reasonably well, 90 per
cent of each growing and making a fair showing. Water was supplied to
them about the middle of July.
Forage Plants.
The seeds of all the grasses and leguminous forage plants, planted last
spring, remained dormant until the fall rains of 1889, when many of them
appeared. Of those starting at this time, and making a fine growth during the succeeding month, the Bromus inermis, Bromus Schraderi, an
pai elatior have made the best showing, Schrader’s brome grass espe
cially so.
The various sorghums planted in the spring did only tolerably well, the
growth being smaller than the same variety planted in Berkeley. Teosinte,
or Reana luxurians, does not reach any size, and behaves much as it does
in Berkeley, forming only a low tuft, although very leafy. It shows 2°
tendency to bear seed.